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Strong male vocal harmonies on song about lost love from a woman’s perspective.

One-stop license for “Billy Come Home” as recorded by Gibson & Camp on Homemade Music available through Wixen Music.

LYRIC

And Lovin' You

CHORUS:
She said, “Billy, come home now
Keep me good company
Billy, come sit by my side
Billy, come home now and keep me good company
Can’t you see, Bill, how I’ve cried?”

Billy walked off one day
Leaving his wife alone
Never said why or goodbye
It was too much for him, yet not enough for him
Everything felt like a lie
And in quiet moments
An emptiness came to him
He never knew when or why
Only that all the vows
Didn’t mean nothing now
So hard to watch somethin’ die

CHORUS:

Crossing the country, Bill felt awful lonely
Not living, just hitching a ride
Talking to many men, never knew anyone
Friendless except for his pride
And all the feelings of loneliness, emptiness
Kept growing deeper inside
Gathering storms of pain, tears filled his eyes again
Billy had no place to hide

CHORUS:

Why is this story told, ever since days of old
Men leaving women to roam
When all the good is gone, time to be moving on
The heroes are all rolling stones
And yet when they leave ’em and go seeking freedom
And think that the eagle has flown
These proud independents, so bravely resplendent
Will find there’s no joy in alone.

CHORUS:

She said, “Billy, come home now
Keep me good company
Billy, come sit by my side
Aw, Billy, come home now
Keep me good company
Can’t you see, Bill, how I’ve cried?”

Oh, Billy, come home now
Keep me good company
Billy, come home now
Keep me good company

Billy Come Home

Billy Come Home

CHORUS:
She said, “Billy, come home now
Keep me good company
Billy, come sit by my side
Billy, come home now and keep me good company
Can’t you see, Bill, how I’ve cried?”

Billy walked off one day
Leaving his wife alone
Never said why or goodbye
It was too much for him, yet not enough for him
Everything felt like a lie
And in quiet moments
An emptiness came to him
He never knew when or why
Only that all the vows
Didn’t mean nothing now
So hard to watch somethin’ die

CHORUS:

Crossing the country, Bill felt awful lonely
Not living, just hitching a ride
Talking to many men, never knew anyone
Friendless except for his pride
And all the feelings of loneliness, emptiness
Kept growing deeper inside
Gathering storms of pain, tears filled his eyes again
Billy had no place to hide

CHORUS:

Why is this story told, ever since days of old
Men leaving women to roam
When all the good is gone, time to be moving on
The heroes are all rolling stones
And yet when they leave ’em and go seeking freedom
And think that the eagle has flown
These proud independents, so bravely resplendent
Will find there’s no joy in alone.

CHORUS:

She said, “Billy, come home now
Keep me good company
Billy, come sit by my side
Aw, Billy, come home now
Keep me good company
Can’t you see, Bill, how I’ve cried?”

Oh, Billy, come home now
Keep me good company
Billy, come home now
Keep me good company